Sentences with phrase «building quality leadership»

The luncheon will feature Maurice Sykes an author and expert on building quality leadership to promote high - quality early childhood education.

Long term builds quality leadership in the community.

Not exact matches

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

Under his leadership, GE was recognized for its disciplined execution, Six Sigma quality and cost control, and leadership excellence at all levels, built around its in - house training center at Crotonville.

Fortress, which was one division of the Lutheran Church in America's separately incorporated Board of Publication, under two decades of strong leadership has drawn on wide European connections to build a high - quality program (especially strong in biblical studies and theology) that has had a central role in Protestant publishing.

Building on players confidence and leadership qualities is a plan.

Over the decades, YMCA camps have built a reputation for excellence and care, with strong leadership among counselors that carries down to inculcating those same qualities in children.

«We need him to build on his phenomenal success in improving our schools, to continue his national leadership in reducing crime and getting illegal guns off our streets and to keep improving our quality of life as no other has in my 27 years in government.»

«Asiwaju combines his vision, ideas and leadership qualities to lay a solid foundation for subsequent administrations after him to build on; and the result is what we have today — a modern Lagos that is moving rapidly from a mega city to a smart city; the fourth biggest economy in Africa moving towards being the third biggest economy on the continent.

Barris was known for hosting The Gong Show Tera - Byte's management is committed to build on its industry leadership by providing total quality in customer satisfaction.

In those early days, the MAT scene was still relatively uncharted territory and NPAT was a really trailblazing partnership — built fundamentally on the simplicity of high quality teaching and leadership with a very child - centred ethos and a serious commitment to sport and the arts.

Executive Principal Sir David Carter describes getting involved as «an opportunity to build succession for the region so that we generate a talent pool of our best leaders who are energised and ready to take on a range of school leadership roles that ultimately provide students with a quality educational experience.»

Nurture high - quality pre-K-3 programs by building background knowledge of early learning and leadership competencies from the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)

programs may also provide valuable lessons to other colleges and universities on how to build sustainable leadership programs — drawing on the expertise of their education, business, and other schools — that can fill the unmet demand for high - quality, job - relevant training to senior education leaders, while being feasible in terms of the time and cost to participants.

Fostering quality leadership, teaching, learning and engagement for all stakeholders to build student school success and a college - going culture.

Help alumni access high - quality principal preparation programs to build readiness for school leadership roles

[I] saw so many difficult issues within the district: lack of quality teaching, lack of leadership in buildings, lack of empathy and understanding of the children, [and] the lack of access to services that would have made high - performing teachers really be able to deliver the promise for kids.

The webinar focuses on the Center's goals for the next two years; how CEELO will be supporting state early childhood goals in upcoming month; highlights signature projects building leadership and organizational capacity, birth to third grade data and policy, and financing and sustaining high - quality early learning programs; and, hallmarks state leaders from AZ, IL, KY, and NE discussing with their work with CEELO.

Implement with strong district and building leadership, high - quality instruction in every classroom through a highly coherent, child - centered instructional model where students meet their self - determined academic and personal goals to their highest potential.

Specifically, these four charter school networks have built their own formal principal development programs to ensure that they have a pool of high - quality candidates prepared to meet the leadership standards of their networks.

To elevate student - centered approaches, the Foundation utilizes a four - part strategy that focuses on building educator ownership, leadership, and capacity; advancing quality and rigor or student - centered learning practices; developing effective systems designs; and building public understanding and demand.

This 12 - week online course builds upon the concepts from SEL101 and begins to examine personal leadership qualities and styles that are most effective and important for coordinating social - emotional learning (SEL) programs and initiatives in your school.

These goals serve as the primary tenants for advancing the high school renewal work to: 1) establish system coherence by aligning central office and site programs, and accelerating student learning by leveraging and expanding knowledge and skills among staff, parents, and community members; 2) improve the quality of instructional leadership by providing ongoing professional development for school leaders; 3) improve the quality of teaching throughout the district through embedded professional development; 4) increase student engagement in the learning process by personalizing learning environments to build on student interests; 5) increase community involvement in schools by giving principals ownership of the change process, expanding student voice, and bringing parents and students into the school renewal process.

Honoring the contributions of others and encouraging building relationships are important leadership qualities to emulate.

Schools Performing Beyond Expectations: Improvement From Within July 28, 2015 Danette Parsley writes about two exceptional schools in rural and remote southern Oregon, Merrill and Malin Elementary Schools, that are beating the odds through data use, high - quality instruction, community building, and strong leadership.

Let's be clear: The need for rigorous, college - preparatory curricula with strong content is as critical an element in reforming American public education as advancing standards and accountability, overhauling teacher quality, expanding school choice, bolstering Parent Power, improving school leadership and building robust data systems.

In addition to his K - 12 public education experience, Alan has also been the Program Director for the Center for Educational Leadership and Effective Schools at the University of California, Santa Barbara where he collaboratively supported the delivery of high quality services and research to school districts focusing on the rigorous examination of strengths, building leadership capacity, and facilitating the potential of systems for transformation.

The main objectives of this tool are to provide the guidelines to help staff become effective facilitators and trainers, to support quality capacity building efforts, to contribute to the development of a career pathway in after - school professional development, and to encourage after - school leadership staff to create ongoing opportunities for staff development.

We can help you ensure more children and youth have equitable access to sustainable, high - quality expanded learning opportunities by igniting systems of continuous learning, fostering collaboration, and building leadership.

The district leadership's investment in building shared language, commitment, and ownership through support for the instructional coaches» development work and the successive rounds of feedback throughout the district combined with the coaches» collaborative learning process, relentless pursuit of high - quality, evidence - based practices, and dedication to creating accessible, practical guidance to produce an exceptional roadmap for implementing student centered learning with clear parameters for fidelity and improvement.

Similarly, the National Academy of Advanced Teacher Education, or NAATE, which provides specialized professional growth opportunities for educators, works to retain teachers and school leaders through opportunities to grow in data - driven instruction techniques, peer leadership, and communication and feedback.32 Building on past professional learning successes via its network of teacher leaders in 185 sites, the National Writing Project's, or NWP's, College Ready Writers Program demonstrated that teachers will commit to and participate in high quality professional development that helps them strategize approaches to teach argument writing using nonfiction texts and provided adaptable classroom materials.

I have always considered myself an advocate for principals and the need for quality professional development that builds leadership capacity and enables us to lead for the future.

At www.wallacefoundation.org, the foundation maintains an online library about what it has learned, including knowledge from its current efforts aimed at: strengthening education leadership to improve student achievement, helping selected cities make good afterschool programs available to more children, expanding arts learning opportunities for children and teens, providing high - quality summer learning programs to disadvantaged children and enriching and expanding the school day in ways that benefit students, and helping arts organizations build their audiences.

To probe these questions, The Wallace Foundation in 2011 launched a five - year, $ 75 million initiative to help six large districts build stronger principal pipelines by (1) creating clear job requirements detailing what principals and assistant principals must know and do, (2) ensuring high - quality training for aspiring leaders, (3) developing more selective hiring procedures, and (4) using well - crafted evaluations to identify the needs of principals and ongoing support to address them.79 Over the life of the initiative, it is expected that participating districts will have filled at least two - thirds of their principal slots with graduates of high - quality training programs - enough to enable independent researchers to gather meaningful evidence on whether and how better leadership can transform the academic fortunes of children.

Capacity - building activities around teacher quality and school leadership could also be viewed as systemic change - oriented strategies if they increase the market share of high - quality personnel and leadership capacity available to public schools.

Tilson's reply: BTW, my comments, word for word, apply to principals and asst principals as well: leadership quality is as important as teacher quality — you got ta have both, and I believe in accountability for ALL adults in the school building.

Facilitate and provide quality teacher leadership and professional development opportunities that are focused on building leadership and school capacity that improve student learning and teacher retention.

Under Ryan Kirkwood's leadership, UMI Performance has grown from a small cadre of employees to a staff of 30 dedicated professionals building high - quality suspension components for musclecars and other high - performance applications.

Targeting leadership in exterior and interior design, the XF builds on already high standards of craftsmanship, quality and dynamic refinement, while improving packaging and aerodynamics even further.

It builds many qualities such as leadership, team spirit, mental toughness etc. in a person.

Past recipients of the J. Paul Getty Medal have included Harold Williams and Nancy Englander, who were honored for their leadership in creating today's Getty; Lord Jacob Rothschild, for his leadership in the preservation of built cultural heritage; Frank Gehry, for transforming the built landscape with buildings such as the Walt Disney Concert Hall; Yo - Yo Ma, for his efforts to further understanding of the world's diverse cultures; Ellsworth Kelly, for paintings and sculptures of the highest quality and originality; Anselm Kiefer, painter and sculptor noted for his powerful work and complex subject matter; and Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian writer, politician, journalist, college professor and recipient of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature.

The Leadership Awards recognize outstanding individuals and organizations that embody vision, leadership and commitment to the evolution of green buildings and communities as a vehicle to enhance our quality of life.

The Predictive Discovery technology builds upon the company's large patent portfolio of machine - learning and classification software and leadership in helping develop The Sedona Conference guidance on search, statistics and quality.

This shared desire for success and fulfillment is what drives my efforts to build a business based on compassionate leadership, exceptional client service, and quality work product.

We understand both the unique environment of law firms and the qualities necessary for a professional to thrive and succeed in these positions and build leadership teams from the ground up.

Summary * With over 5 years of technical and commercial expertise in providing machining solutions to optimize production output, proficient in assessing customer needs and developing customized tooling solution, securing and executing turnkey projects, crafting strategies to meet deadlines combined with good leadership qualities, building efficient team and the ability to drive growth by continuous evaluation and learning...

This is a general one, but many colleges offer quality leadership training and other courses to build your management skills.

Similar to running your own blogsite, publishing on Pulse builds your personal brand... demonstrating your subject matter expertise and thought leadership, and communicating your personality and good - fit qualities for the employers you're targeting.

This often includes common managerial skills like good organizational abilities, time - management, good communication and interpersonal skills, healthy relationship - building ability, problem solving, forward strategy planning, administrative and financial skills and leadership qualities.

Your resume doesn't showcase and back up your leadership qualities — strategic planning, operations management, team building, financial accountability, etc..